5 More Harry Potter Spinoff Movies We Want to See
J.K. Rowling and her Harry Potter Wizarding World have comeback in a major way, thanks to the [...]
Hogwarts: The New Class
It's almost obligatory that we give Harry Potter fans the most obvious thing they could want: a continuation of the story. Hogwarts: A New Class could easily pick up the story of Harry, Ron, Hermione and Co.'s children continue right where we left them: boarding a train for Hogwarts, and new adventures. It would be the sort of Force Awakens middle ground, mixing old and new into a successful, nostalgia-fueled mix.
...Or, The New Class could just as easily pick up with a totally new Wizarding World future, a new set of characters, and entirely new circumstances. Either way it would be fun.
prevnextOrigins of Magic
The Wizarding World is a fascinating place with a deep history and mythos, but one of the most fascinating stories of all could be learning all about how it got to be that way in the first place.
Origins of Magic is a grandiose tale about how the first humans discovered magic and learned to master it, but that grandeur could be just as powerful if it was grounded in the personal. The other side of Origin of Magic's story would inevitably be rooted in the eventual split into the two worlds of wizards and muggles; marry that to the story of a family, or some siblings split by the ability to know the wonder of magic (or not), and this would be an origin film hits on all levels
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prevnextThe Founders
Within the Harry Potter mythos, Hogwarts is its own bonafide sub-category, with good reason. The wizarding school is filled with as much history and detail as the curriculum it teaches. Seeing how that all came to be would be a fascinating story.
Fans know the names of Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin - but actually seeing their journey of coming together as friends, adventuring, founding Hogwarts and eventually having the great fall out over blood purity, would be enough to sustain a trilogy of movies, no doubt. It would also be a chance for the franchise to get an ensemble of big stars together, and let their chemistry work its own magic.
prevnextThe Marauders
The Marauders (Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black and James Potter) are a group whose exploits crossover with so many important events in the Harry Potter saga. The story of how the four boys met at school, fought in the Wizarding War, and generally affected the events that would result in the Harry Potter saga we know and love, would be fascinating to watch over the course of a few films.
More than that though, revelations from the Harry Potter saga clearly demonstrate that none of the four boys is a white-hat saint; from their treatment of Snape, to breaking the rules on animal transformation to support Remus through his werewolf times, there would be some well-layered and multi-dimensional characterization (both respectively and as a group) to delve into.
Someone call the Duff Brothers for this one.
prevnextAlbus
Everyone is already familiar and with Albus Dumbledore - but reading some of the mythos and history that J.K. Rowling built around the character, we realize that we (and fans) may not really know Albus Dumbledore at all!
His story begins with a tragic family upbringing, marred by anti-wizard bigotry; it continues with early fame as a young prodigy wizard; moves into a possible love affair with Grindelwald that almost resulted in Dumbledore going down a much darker path (conquering the muggle world); and culminates with enlightenment and study as this boy from a very rocky beginning evolves into the saintly and righteous Albus Dumbledore we know.
The real question is: would Warner Bros. ever have the cojones to tell a Harry Potter story that complicated? And could the fanbase handle seeing their beloved icon painted in so many shades of gray? We're willing to find out, if you are...
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will be in theaters on November 18, 2017.
